Car-seat.



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CAR SEAT.

APPLIOATION FILED sEPT.14.1so5.

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-JosEPH'a WOLLE, or rHniAnELrnIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssrGNon To HALE- FFM.,

KILBURN METAL COMPANY, F PHILADELPHIA, PEN N SlLl/'ANlL/t., A COR- PORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA. i .c I .v

l Cas-'seat'.

` ,specicatin of Letters raient. e

Appiicaian nea spiember 14,1905. se'riunq. 278.431.

.To all whom t may concern/.A v

Be it known lthat l, JOSEPH A. WOLL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia,inthe county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvanimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Seats, ication. y

The present invention relates to the .same class of apparatus as that disclosed in Letof which the following is a speciters Patent 778,219, granted December 27,

1904; and its object is to provide a'structure of this character which shall possess maximum strength and theseveral parts whereofshall-'be capable of ready and easy assemblage.'

A further Objectis to 4desirably simplify the construction of such lapparatus andv to provide means of a simplebut effective nlay ture for securing the structure in arailwaycar or other vehicle. i

In carrying out the invention practically' the entire construction save .the seat'and .back cushions (which may be upholstered) is constructed of pressed or cast steel or othersuitable metal, Whereb I attain not only lightness combined wit adequatestrength,

but am also Venabled tol reduce th.-llliililberof` parts employed and. to provide ajsti'ucture which is graceful aswell as useful. f

The invention is illustrated in the aecompan'ying drawings, in"which+ Y. y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car-seat lemploying my invention, certain parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a central horizontal section on this line 2 2, Fig. A1, the seat and back cushions bein removed. Fig: 3 is a vertical section on t e line 3 3, Fig. 1. 4 is a plan view of one of the supportingelegs and its contained' structure detached from the seat-frame, Fig.. 5 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the vconstructionl of the front ledges or rails of the seat, and Figs. 6 and 7 are enlarged sectional views illustrating the construction of the arm-rest yshown in v eferring to these drawmgs, 1n whlch similar -letters denote corresponding parts, l premise with the statement that both sides of the seat (one sidel being shown in F1g.1)

may be `the same 'in construction, or, if de sired, there may be but one such sidel inember, (tl-'1e aisle end of the seat,) the other end Fig.

of themechanism being supported upon the car-Wall. one side Will suffice. Primarily t e seati'ame comprises a cushion and back support- 3 ing structure, and this in turn is mounted upon suitable legs, which in the present instance are secured to the car-iloor.

The side frame of the seat-body comprises two outer side plates A A here shown as of agenerally triangular lshape and provided at theirA adjacent edges with inturned ilanges a, a. Adjacent to the lower edges of the plates A A the same are bowed or beaded, as

,shown at a2, the extreme edges being flanged i iwardly, as shown atc3. Lying parallel with the two outer side plates A A .are two inner side plates B BV', the adjacent edges of which are flanged 'inwardly at t b on either side ofthe flanges a a of the outer side plates, all -four thicknesses of lmetal being here shown as united by means of rivets b2, there being a similar rivet b3- passing through lthe flanges c', a only.

' The inner side plates B B are provided with inclined shoulders .64., ormin supports ln either event adescri tion of` l Patented ren. laico?.

against which abut the back-cus ion trames C C. Said inner side plates B Bf; are also provided with ledges b5, forming supports 'for' the seat-cushionsD D. At their lower edges the inner side plates B 'Bf are ilanged inwardly, as shownat be, in contactvwith correspondingly-extended flanges a3' of the outer vside plates A A. v These meeting flan es may be secured. together 'in any suita le manner-as, for instance, by soldering or by riveting A The u per curved edges of the inner and outer si e plates AA and B yB are provided with o positely-turned beads E E', and over these seeded edges extendsl an arm-rest cap Ethe sides e whereof are of a sha e corre'- V spending to that of the `beads E This lca may, if desired, be made of brass or of ot er metal either the same as 0r contrasting with the metal of which the side plates A A and BB are formed.

E3 designates a strengthening-rib, here pose of which is not'onlyto-strengthen the .shown as angular in cross-section, the purarm-rest portion of the frame, as just de'- scribed, but also to expand the inner and outer side plates against the in turned face of the arm-rest cap l*}2,`tlicreby iirmly securing `these parts in position.

` by placing the inner and outer '.sideplates adjacent to each other and then placingv the' in a position'as sho'wninFig.

frame and forced between the beads E1 E5 throughout'their full extent, thereby irmly locking the several. parts, together, las illus- Lldesignatesa metal1ic1'foot, showinv in Fig. 4 as of spider shape andprovided with',pertor toreceive the screws, by' said foot' may vbe secured to*v l backyand' seat cushions, of aside frame, com

. rations 1, adapted trated in Fig; 6.

the inner and. outer side plates and Aofthe' beaded edges thereof may then Ibe covered by the. cornerfpiece F, which may be of orna- "mental design and whichmay be secured to the side plates in 'any suitable mannen The front rails or ledges of the seat are preferably formed eachof two thick# nesses of metal comprising the vO llte lt .;mem-

ber g, the upper edge whereof is provided with a ila'n'gev g andl thelbwer--edge'with ay -ilange g2 and the lange'g3 ina' plane .parallel-f The inner in ernlgr!1f` 94 SP.

maybesc w with the flange g2. provided with 'a flange g5, adaptedtQbG-"li vceived between the flangesy gzandg'andsel position either. by' solder or' upper portion of the inner mem-'- cured in such ber g4 is provided withthe ledge or shoulder ge and theilange g?, which, may inlike manijy ner be secured to thcilange yy` of the outer member of the ledge or rail. ,If desired, cor" ner-pieces Hmaybe employed, completing the union between the ledges or rails 1G and the outwardly beaded or bowed portionacf l the outer side plates A'A.: As'shown in Fig. l, the shoulder` g oftherail G receives 'and supports the outer edgefone of the seatcushions D,"the innerfedge of saidc'ushion being supported, by means 'of the shoulders b5 of the inner'irame membersB B. The inner and outer side members A A and B B', constituting one side frameof the structure, may

be connected with correspondingmembers forming the side frame, at the other side of the seat in any suitable manneras for i n stance, by the lco'nne'cting-piec'e's H. l-I

Intermediate of its ends the structure 'may be provided with'a support I, and, if desired, this may be provided with means for .securingthe lower end thereof to the floor. Such means, however, may be "omittedwhen the.

supporting-legs, 'nowto be described, are employed and securedto such floor.,v 1 5 means whereof Z3 -designates and secured'tothe flanges ay-an'd b6 of -the side frames and the flanges-g2, g3, and 'g5 of the er edge .Zt-of er side of this 'front-rails .or ledges.' The u'p the leg. Z2 abuts against the un This is accomplished- The upper extremities ofto :coact with "relatively ifew ,.'partsi .are ce able 0f! vand fw en sol assembled aref-brought into a from theA 'invention' i brace; Saidy brace providedl'with an upwaldly-.bowed :portion l5, through-which extends a perfor ationl adapted to -receive the rod l",the upper end. whereof is threaded, as

' shown Vin Fig. 1r F-designatesa block the under surface whereofis hollowed out on a curvature corres ondingto that lof the bowed a perforationpermiftting the rod lto pass -therethroughf 'esignates a nut adapted '-threadeduppe'r end 'of the 'rod'lf a In securingthe L is first located terjvwhich 4the leg l? isthereby concealing the froniview. When the d- Z i's passed through race'lland through the 'heeupod the `nut Z7 pon h eupper threaded .end of said rof nd--tlelframe thus rmly anchored t 'he Aj f As willb sr ydescribed is ex e `nst'ru'iction as above ly'siniple and involves Moreover, such parts vand easy assemblage definite' and .permanent mechanical relation, not to be disturbedei'ther by hard use or by v`the. joltingl.;land jarring'. of the carin which the seatis installed. f

Itis evident' that the construction may be .-portionl. Sai block is also provided -with I rai-@din certain f'sfets Without dePurtimg erein vdisclosed'or cervtain features thereof. Thus, so far as cen-- ce1-'ns the an-rest'and-parts' adjacent there- `to and so Sfar as cbncernsthe supporting-feet andllegs, it .is -notj'e's'sential that theseat be of the double-facing type illustrated in Fig. 1. These among otherfeatures of the invention,

` as will be readilyunderstood`,fmay be employed in a .seatl-`stru`cti 1re designed to be laced alongthe"si'dewall'of-the car and to tace, therefore, butfa single direction.-

' -W hat I claim', and desire to secure by Letters PatentriSL-* back and seat 1`1Shi911S," of a side frame comprising, innerv and''fute'r members, each of said membersv being formed in two parts, havinginturned flanges, said anges being secured together, 'substantially as described.

2.1 In affcjareseatgthe. combination with 'prising finn'erf-and'out-er sheet-metal plates hereoggsaidinner plate having a lIO 3. in;a#(3in1-ijseat,- the combination with l -bacl'raiidl seatv cushions,. of a side frame, come prising'mner 'andouter members secured together, lsaid inner member having a'shoulder prising inner and outer members, 'eachfof -back and seat cushions, .of a side frame com f edges thereof beine,r flanged inwardly and vse from-said foot, avleg inclosinir sai rod A and members, and a strengthenin rib lying within said cap, "said cap being eld in posi-,-

vtially as described.

'stantially as described',

coacting with vthe back-cushion,` substan- 4. In a `car-seat, the combination with back and seat cushions, of a side frame', com-'v prisingfinner'and outer members secured tof, gether, said inner lmember being provided' withshoulders coacting With-said yback andv seat cushions, substantially as described;4

' frwiejah the Hoor, ar brace extendingacross 5. Ina car-seat, the' combination back and seat cushions, of a sideframe oo rn- 'f said members being,` formed f ini. tWcv parts,

said parts' having labutting inturned flanges secured rtogether, substantially as describedfil 46. In a car-seat, the 'combination with prising inner and outer members, ,the lower cured together, substantiallyas described.'- 7. In a' car-seat, the combination with cushions and means for supporting thrlesxanie,y of a sidel frame comprising two, 'generally parallel members, the -up er led es whereof. are oppositely beaded an provi ed with an i arm-rest cap and a `strengthening rib,' subs 8. In a carseat,the combination with a' cushion, of aside frame comprising; two generally` parallel members, an varmrest cap extending over the adjacent edges. of said tion, relatively to said members, under pressure, substantially as described. r

' 9. In a car-seat,-the combination With a cushion, of a side frame comprising two en-' erallfyy parallel `members, the upper erlges whereof are oppositely beaded, an varm-rest cap, the edges whereof are curved'corref spondingly with said .beaded edges, and

which extends over and covers the sa idfbeaded edges of said members, and a fsa'me, including a front this 29th day of strengthening-rib said cap, substan-f tially as described.

frame or ledge, said ledge being `formed 1n two parts,eachvpart being provided withI nges," thosefofone partbeing secured to `t o sc of the'othjer, substantially as'described. ar#seat,' the combinationwith a d cushions,- of` 'a foot adapted to be f said frame, a rod coacting atene 12; Inabarseaa the combination with a 5 5. aid foot andattheother with said st rfltially vas e- '6s frame and cushions, of a' foot adapted to bef.

secured tothe floor, a rod'e'xtendin. upward f said leg, a block over yingjsaid portion',"said extremity of the said`.rod,substa11tially as described... f i 13g-In' acar-seat, the combination v vithf a seat-cushion of means; for supporting'l the joined sections having a substantially horirail formed in two:

- rod extendingthrough saidl portion and saidA 'block," and? a-1nutffcoacting with the upper vfzontal-portion coacting with the 'under side of the cushion and a vsubstantially erpen'-` dicular portion coacting With the orward edge of said cushion, substantially as describedf 5 f This specification signed and witnessed August, v1905;

JOSEPH. vizvoLL. j 

